State and Society in 21st Century China
Author | : Peter Hays Gries |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 278 |
Release | : 2004-08-02 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781134321261 |
ISBN-13 | : 1134321260 |
Rating | : 4/5 (61 Downloads) |
Download or read book State and Society in 21st Century China written by Peter Hays Gries and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2004-08-02 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written by a team of leading China scholars, this book explores the dynamics of state power and legitimation in twenty-first century China, and the implications of changing state-society relations for the future viability of the People's Republic. Key subjects covered include: the legitimacy of the Communist Party state-society relations ethnic and religious resistance rural and urban contention nationalism popular and youth culture prospects for democracy.